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Swanton School

Q: Is Swanton School a good school?

Swanton School ranks 102 nd of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Swanton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Swanton School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Swanton School?

Students at Swanton School are 82% White, 12% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Swanton School is an elementary school located in Swanton, Vermont, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 644 students. The school has faced academic challenges in recent years, ranking in the bottom half of Vermont elementary schools and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

Swanton School's academic performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While the school ranks highly for its Native American students, it struggles with its White students and Special Education students. The school's test scores are generally below the state average, and its proficiency rates in VTCAP English Language Arts and Mathematics are lower than the state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, Swanton School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, Swanton School's academic performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools in the same district, such as Franklin Central School and Highgate Elementary School, which have higher rankings, better test scores, and lower free and reduced lunch rates. The school's steady decline in rankings and ratings over the past few years is also concerning and indicates that Swanton School may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve academic outcomes.

644

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

62.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24 Fourth Street
Swanton, VT 05488

(802) 868-5346

District: Missisquoi Valley School District #89

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.8%

Two or more races:

11.6%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2021 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2021

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

Vermont avg48%

102^nd of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 39 pts since 2021

From top 36% (2021) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 75Missisquoi Valley School District #89 among Vermont districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	102 of 137	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	95 of 133	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	83 of 113	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.1	53 of 133	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	53 of 148	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	48 of 60	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	41 of 55	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.6	21 of 44	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	24 of 61	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	21 of 66	68.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	18 of 45	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	34 of 44	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.5	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	7 of 38	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	5 of 44	88.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	43 of 61	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	32 of 56	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	31 of 46	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	31 of 62	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	31 of 67	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2024	30.8	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2023	37.8	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2021	47.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	108 of 141	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	98 of 142	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	66 of 133	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	59 of 145	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	56 of 147	61.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-10 vs state

Science36%-8 vs state

Mathematics25%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)						VTCAP Mathematics (2025)						VTCAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Swanton School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Fourth Street	Swanton	05488	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 868-5346	644	48	13.4	62.1%	527 (81.8%)	10 (1.6%)	20 (3.1%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.6%)	30.1	102^nd of 137 public elementary schools	25.5%		33.8	95^th of 133 public elementary schools	28.6%	7	33.8	55.0	44.8	57.6			10.8	22.5	29.1	39.4			36.1
Highgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	219 Gore Road	Highgate Center	05459	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 868-4170	282	23	12.2	58.9%	217 (77.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.0%)	59.8	56^th of 137 public elementary schools	59.1%		43	73^rd of 133 public elementary schools	45.1%	17	71.1	55.2	50.0	39.3			47.4	41.4					50.0
St. Albans City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	29 Bellows Street	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 527-0565	681	58	11.8	65.5%	559 (82.1%)	17 (2.5%)	34 (5.0%)	10 (1.5%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.6%)	19.9	122^nd of 137 public elementary schools	10.9%		15.4	120^th of 133 public elementary schools	9.8%	2	33.3	50.0	34.5	41.2	46.8	72.6	19.6	22.4	13.6	32.4	25.8	45.2	30.5	41.9	$13,390	$787	$12,603
Sheldon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	78 Poor Farm Road	Sheldon	05483	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-4909	337	27	12.3	46.3%	314 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	39.8	84^th of 137 public elementary schools	38.7%		25.5	107^th of 133 public elementary schools	19.5%	23	50.0	55.9	38.2	27.6	37.9	35.3	50.0	26.5	38.2	27.6	34.5	29.4	38.2	35.3
St. Albans Town Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-8	169 South Main Street	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 527-7191	754	55	13.7	47.3%	681 (90.3%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.8%)	28.9	105^th of 137 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.3	115^th of 133 public elementary schools	13.5%	10	36.4	60.6	50.7	48.1	56.3	70.5	18.2	30.3	8.0	41.8	41.4	40.9	17.3	28.4	$11,303	$664	$10,639
North Hero School	Public	PK, KG-6	6441 U.S. Route 2	North Hero	05474	Grand Isle County	Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 372-8866	48	7	6.9	58.3%	39 (81.3%)	2 (4.2%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)								(n/a)
Alburgh Community Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	45 Champlain Street	Alburgh	05440	Grand Isle County	Alburgh School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 796-3573	188	16	11.7	68.1%	142 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (22.3%)	29.6	103^rd of 137 public elementary schools	24.8%					(n/a)	44.0	52.9		43.5			12.0	23.5		43.5
Franklin Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 School Street	Franklin	05457	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 285-2100	143	10	14.3	65.0%	136 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	57.1	63^rd of 137 public elementary schools	54.0%		73.1	28^th of 133 public elementary schools	78.9%	35	52.6	60.0	73.3	93.8			15.8	20.0					66.7
Fairfield Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	57 Park Street	Fairfield	05455	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 827-6639	249	20	12.5	39.4%	234 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	46.7	74^th of 137 public elementary schools	46.0%		60.4	46^th of 133 public elementary schools	65.4%	28	47.4	71.4	53.9	63.0	53.6	63.6	35.0	25.0	14.8	59.3	39.3	36.4	22.2	18.2	$10,712	$629	$10,083
Georgia Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	4416 Ethan Allen Highway	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Georgia School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 524-6358	584	61	9.6	46.4%	564 (96.6%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	71.4	31^st of 137 public elementary schools	77.4%		60.8	44^th of 133 public elementary schools	66.9%	13		69.8						50.8					46.7	41.9	$10,190	$00	$10,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Swanton School

What is the racial makeup of Swanton School?

Students at Swanton School are 82% White, 12% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Swanton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Swanton School.

Is Swanton School a good school?

Swanton School ranks 102^nd of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Swanton School in?

Missisquoi Valley School District #89

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